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Photograph of Carolina Magazine staff, 1944

Photograph of Carolina Magazine staff, 1944

Item Information

Title

Photograph of Carolina Magazine staff, 1944

Subject

Carolina Magazine staff

Description

In the decades between the world wars, female students were matriculating in greater numbers at the University. “Co-eds” had limited opportunities for free expression on campus, an issue which was compounded by the sometimes problematic representation of women in humor magazines and other student publications.
During World War II, women filled many of the classroom seats left vacant by male students who had left for service in the war. In 1944, they numbered well over half of the civilian student body. The Daily Tar Heel and Carolina Magazine had their first female editors in 1943-1944. When male faculty left for the armed services or transferred to teaching in military programs, women had their first opportunities to teach in departments such as mathematics.

Creator

Yackety Yack

Source

North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Date

1944

Format

JPEG

Type

Image

Original Format

Yearbook excerpt